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Rendezvous Bay Pond


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2013 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis LC non-breeding 2012 max 29 individuals B4i
Least Tern Sternula antillarum LC breeding 2009 max 53 individuals B4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo LC non-breeding 2007 max 5 individuals B4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2013) may differ.


IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 near favourable high negligible
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population good

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Reference Actual Units % remaining Result
Least Tern Sternula antillarum 45 35 individuals 78 near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Natural system modifications happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Pollution happening now some of area/population (10-49%) moderate to rapid deterioration high
Transportation and service corridors happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Invasive and other problematic species and genes happening now some of area/population (10-49%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Geological events likely in long term (beyond 4 years) whole area/population (>90%) slow but significant deterioration medium
Residential and commercial development happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) moderate to rapid deterioration low
Agricultural expansion and intensification happening now small area/few individuals (<10%) slow but significant deterioration low
Energy production and mining past (and unlikely to return) and no longer limiting some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low
Human intrusions and disturbance happening now some of area/population (10-49%) no or imperceptible deterioration low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas Management plan Other action Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%) No management planning has taken place Very little or no conservation action taking place negligible

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
Shrubland Arid lowland scrub major (>10)
Forest Mangrove minor (<10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research major (>10)
other major (>10)
tourism/recreation minor (<10)

Land ownership
Private/State


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rendezvous Bay Pond (Anguilla (to UK)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rendezvous-bay-pond-iba-anguilla-(to-uk) on 23/11/2024.